Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.86/cwt ≈ $924/hd at 424 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $177.41/cwt ≈ $1,125/hd at 634 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $214.00/cwt ≈ $1,395/hd at 652 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	485	295	389
Feeder cattle	358	—	262
Slaughter cattle	77	115	54
Replacement cattle	50	180	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	264.00–266.00	$264.99	$829	—
425–445	441	5	260.00–266.00	$264.84	$1,168	—
475–485	482	3	248.00–258.00	$251.29	$1,211	—
520	520	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,206	—
652	652	19	214.00	$214.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	264.00	$264.00	$779	—
325–330	328	2	260.00–262.00	$261.01	$856	—
420	420	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,033	—
515	515	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,082	—
685	685	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,315	—
790–795	793	2	174.00–178.00	$175.99	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	244.00	$244.00	$647	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	226.00	$226.00	$780	—
385–395	393	6	220.00–230.00	$221.63	$871	—
405–445	424	21	214.00–224.00	$217.86	$924	—
470–475	473	2	212.00–216.00	$214.01	$1,012	—
520	520	18	207.00	$207.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	214.00–216.00	$215.02	$710	—
355–395	372	3	210.00–216.00	$213.22	$793	—
420–425	423	3	202.00–212.00	$205.31	$868	—
595	595	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,095	—
605–635	634	21	177.00–186.00	$177.41	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	334	4	202.00–210.00	$205.40	$686	—
435	435	1	198.00	$198.00	$861	—
615	615	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,082	—
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	—
710	710	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,179	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	262.00	$262.00	$734	—
330	330	1	232.00	$232.00	$766	—
405–435	420	2	214.00–218.00	$216.07	$907	—
475–485	480	2	210.00–216.00	$213.03	$1,023	—
525	525	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,071	—
575	575	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,138	—
615	615	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,181	—
660–675	666	5	188.00–190.00	$189.19	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	13	192.00	$192.00	$854	—
620	620	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,128	—
670–685	677	3	178.00–184.00	$180.65	$1,223	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	268.00	$268.00	$737	—
330–335	332	3	254.00–260.00	$256.02	$850	—
365–370	369	4	238.00–240.00	$238.49	$880	—
430–445	437	3	224.00–232.00	$227.31	$993	—
455	455	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,019	—
545	545	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1275	1149	80-85%	16	86.00–91.00	$88.78	$1,020	-2.84
845–1350	1211	80-85%	13	92.00–97.00	$94.24	$1,141	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1020	948	85-90%	7	71.00–76.00	$73.16	$694	—
975–1230	1093	85-90%	7	77.00–82.00	$79.86	$873	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650	1650	75-80%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650	1650	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,798	—
1590–1935	1738	3	115.00–116.00	$115.68	$2,011	-3.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	725.00–850.00	$797.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,075.00	$991.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,200.00	$1,135.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$766.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,100.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.